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21 June – UK inflation figures for May 2023 show it remained higher than expected, at 8.7%. [447] 22 June The Bank of England raises the official bank rate from 4.5% to 5%, the 13th consecutive rise, and a greater increase than economists had expected. [448] The RMT announces three fresh days of strike action for 20, 22 and 29 July. [449] 23 June
Humza Yousaf succeeded Nicola Sturgeon as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), in March 2023.. 1 March – COVID-19 in the UK: WhatsApp messages leaked to the Daily Telegraph are reported as suggesting former Health Secretary Matt Hancock chose to ignore advise from experts in April 2020 that there should be "testing of all going into care homes". [50]
The UK government confirms that train fares will rise below the rate of inflation in 2024, and the increase will again be delayed until March as in 2023. [ 196 ] Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sending racist messages on WhatsApp following a BBC Newsnight investigation.
An Act to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the years ending 31 March 2023 and 2024 (including, for the year ending 31 March 2023, income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of those years; to authorise the use of those sums for specified ...
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This is a list of British game shows.A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.
The UK Government is to give £10m to the Eurovision Song Contest to help pay for operational costs such as security and visas, as well as ensuring the event "showcases Ukrainian culture". [81] A voiced aid appeal for victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake narrated by Daniel Craig airs simultaneously on across 29 UK channels. [82] 27
The BBC secures exclusive UK audio rights to provide coverage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, starting on 8 September. [ 277 ] Herdle White , the BBC's longest-serving Afro-Caribbean presenter, presents his final edition of The Reggae and Soca Show with Herdle White on BBC Radio Leicester , having decided to retire after more than 50 years on air.